Gurmeet Ram Rahim to lose access to airport VIP lounges

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has written to the Civil Aviation Ministry to remove rape convict Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's name from the list of people having access to VIP lounges at airports. Notably, the access to lounges is granted to dignitaries like the Prime Minister, the President, the head of foreign governments and the Cabinet Secretary among others.